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So my woman downloaded this app that measures resting heart rate and we tested it for fun. Hers was around 38 and mine was 65...
Which is higher than average and definately not "athlete territory". They say your heart has a limited amount of beats in a lifetime. Like a car engine mileage. :-\ Maybe it's time to up the cardio.
What's yours?
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The Greenland shark has a resting heartrate of 5 beats per minute and can life to around 400 years :D
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Generally mid 50s which is with some minimal exercise.
Being moderately fit mine drops to mid 40s.
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Mid 50s and that's with minimal cardio the last 6 months.
I actually find it slightly concerning it's that low with my current level of cardiovascular fitness.
That figure of 38 OP mentioned is also concerning!
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Mid 50s and that's with minimal cardio the last 6 months.
I actually find it slightly concerning it's that low with my current level of cardiovascular fitness.
That figure of 38 OP mentioned is also concerning!
Just genetics and mid 50s is fine. My Mum is the same and she is healthy as.
A HR of 38 doesn't sound right as the.fittest pro cyclists will be low 40s and very few dip into the 30s.
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after the open heart surgery I track my oxygen and heart rate daily. it's usually between 95-97 oxygen and 48-54 resting heart rate. then after 40 minutes cardio it jumps to like 125.
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Mine is usually mid fifties.
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Mid 60's for me.
Better to live hard with a higher resting heartrate, experiencing the extreme joys of life as a true Getbigger, than to live a meaningless dull life to 100 with a low resting heartrate.
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My father has a resting heart rate of 40, he's overweight and smoked for most of his life. He just has genetically very low blood pressure, resting heart rate is only an indicator of health it is not a sure sign of it. A better way is to measure blood oxygenation with a fingertip scanner.
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My father has a resting heart rate of 40, he's overweight and smoked for most of his life. He just has genetically very low blood pressure, resting heart rate is only an indicator of health it is not a sure sign of it. A better way is to measure blood oxygenation with a fingertip scanner.
I have one of those and my oxygenation is always 98+%.
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Just genetics and mid 50s is fine. My Mum is the same and she is healthy as.
A HR of 38 doesn't sound right as the.fittest pro cyclists will be low 40s and very few dip into the 30s.
yeah I thought it was really low too. She's not a super athlete or anything. Trains almost every day mostly cardio but not like she would do well in competitions.
I do almost no cardio though only take walks. And only strength for training. Will start doing some cardio HIIT again to get some better heart health.
My father has a resting heart rate of 40, he's overweight and smoked for most of his life. He just has genetically very low blood pressure, resting heart rate is only an indicator of health it is not a sure sign of it. A better way is to measure blood oxygenation with a fingertip scanner.
Yes her bloodpressure was always pretty low. She doesn't smoke or drink and eats really healthy.
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I have one of those and my oxygenation is always 98+%.
that's really good mine was that for one day when I checked it.
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My father has a resting heart rate of 40, he's overweight and smoked for most of his life. He just has genetically very low blood pressure, resting heart rate is only an indicator of health it is not a sure sign of it. A better way is to measure blood oxygenation with a fingertip scanner.
Isn't how quick your heart rate returns to normal after exercise the best measure of heart (cardiovascular) health?
My 80 yearold mother who lives with heart failure regularly hits 100% on those oxygen monitors, so I'm not sure if it's a best measure of heart health.
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Haven't checked it, but i am guessing mid 80s or so these days.
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then after watching CNN and MSNBC it jumps to like 125.
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So my woman downloaded this app that measures resting heart rate and we tested it for fun. Hers was around 38 and mine was 65...
Which is higher than average and definately not "athlete territory". They say your heart has a limited amount of beats in a lifetime. Like a car engine mileage. :-\ Maybe it's time to up the cardio.
What's yours?
Isn't that counterintuitive though? The more exercise you do, the more your heart beats, the faster you die.
;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D no actually 40 minutes on an exercise bike , but I see what you're getting at. I'll check and get back to you.
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Isn't that counterintuitive though? The more exercise you do, the more your heart beats, the faster you die.
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That's actually a pretty common belief amongst older Chinese.
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That's actually a pretty common belief amongst older Chinese.
Which is why Tai Chi is so slow and not like Tae Kwon Do? :D
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blood pressure is 170-130 took it this morning, diastole is a bit up there,,,
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after the open heart surgery I track my oxygen and heart rate daily. it's usually between 95-97 oxygen and 48-54 resting heart rate. then after 40 minutes cardio it jumps to like 125.
95-97? I'd be worried about those numbers if I were you, Should be 100%... RIP
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blood pressure is 170-130 took it this morning, diastole is a bit up there,,,
Hi Nick Walker
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Hi Nick Walker
;D ;D nice!
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Isn't that counterintuitive though? The more exercise you do, the more your heart beats, the faster you die.
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yeah but only for the moment that you train. Say 1 hour every day yor heartrate goes up to 170. But it means your resting heart rate will be say 40 for the rest of the 23 hours because your heart and blood vessels are healthier. That averages out to ~45.5 bpm ( (40*23+170)/24 ) Compared to if you are an average slouch with 60 or so bpm.
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I've had horribly high HR my whole adult life, like 80-100. BP was 120/80 last week, HR 96. I might not live much longer, all the beats are used up now surely. They do say some have higher HR genetically, my mother has it too, but it's still concerning. I really should get on a real cardio regimen to see what would happen, never could get into it...
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I've had horribly high HR my whole adult life, like 80-100. BP was 120/80 last week, HR 96. I might not live much longer, all the beats are used up now surely. They do say some have higher HR genetically, my mother has it too, but it's still concerning. I really should get on a real cardio regimen to see what would happen, never could get into it...
Take some bisoprolol?
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Waking usually between 58-61
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Take some bisoprolol?
I'm on metoprolol, been on it since 2018. At night HR may drop to 70, still high. The adrenaline blocking effect is interesting, in high stress situations you don't get worked up physically, even mentally it seems to block certain stress.
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Blood pressure this morning was 106/63 and pulse was 69.
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Endurance sports can drop your resting HR a lot. Before I started cycling mine was 68, and within a few years it was 48.
If I do intervals I can get it down to 42.
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I've had horribly high HR my whole adult life, like 80-100. BP was 120/80 last week, HR 96. I might not live much longer, all the beats are used up now surely. They do say some have higher HR genetically, my mother has it too, but it's still concerning. I really should get on a real cardio regimen to see what would happen, never could get into it...
Your heart rate doesn't determine how long you live .. The average heart is more than capable of pumping billions of times.
People have different heart rates, this is not normally due to pathology, but just individual variance. It's like me saying I'm going to live longer than you because I'm an inch and a half shorter than you... Makes no sense.
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I'm on metoprolol, been on it since 2018. At night HR may drop to 70, still high. The adrenaline blocking effect is interesting, in high stress situations you don't get worked up physically, even mentally it seems to block certain stress.
Yeah beta blockers are great, they make you cool as a cucumber.
they're banned as performance enhancing drugs for this reason, there was widespread use in 8 ball snooker etc to stop adrenaline on big shots.
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I've had horribly high HR my whole adult life, like 80-100. BP was 120/80 last week, HR 96. I might not live much longer, all the beats are used up now surely. They do say some have higher HR genetically, my mother has it too, but it's still concerning. I really should get on a real cardio regimen to see what would happen, never could get into it...
Your numbers may not be as bad as you think.
A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute.
Generally, a lower heart rate at rest implies more efficient heart function and better cardiovascular fitness. For example, a well-trained athlete might have a normal resting heart rate closer to 40 beats per minute.
What Should Blood Pressure be According to Age?
Age Women Men
18 120/80 120/80
19-24 120/79 120/79
25-29 120/80 121/80
30-35 122/81 123/82
36-39 123/82 124/83
40-45 124/83 125/83
46-49 126/84 127/84
50-55 129/85 128/85
56-59 130/86 131/87
60+ 134/84 135/88
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Your numbers may not be as bad as you think.
A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute.
Generally, a lower heart rate at rest implies more efficient heart function and better cardiovascular fitness. For example, a well-trained athlete might have a normal resting heart rate closer to 40 beats per minute.
What Should Blood Pressure be According to Age?
Age Women Men
18 120/80 120/80
19-24 120/79 120/79
25-29 120/80 121/80
30-35 122/81 123/82
36-39 123/82 124/83
40-45 124/83 125/83
46-49 126/84 127/84
50-55 129/85 128/85
56-59 130/86 131/87
60+ 134/84 135/88
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My age group diastolic seems a bit high on these charts. Even with me I’m running in the mid sixties to low 70’s
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Here’s mine. Not bad for a man in his 50’s:
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My age group diastolic seems a bit high on these charts. Even with me I’m running in the mid sixties to low 70’s
My guess is there are different theories about what is high and what isn't. I use the OMRON 7 Series Wireless Bluetooth® Wrist home blood pressure monitor It will measure, store and let you review 90 readings for one user, and fits adult wrists from 5.3” to 8.5” in circumference. The accompanying smart phone program that records and stores readings uses a chart that suggests 80/121 is stage 1 hypertension. Most other charts I've seen show this reading is normal for someone who is much younger than me. https://omronhealthcare.com/products/7-series-wireless-wrist-blood-pressure-monitor-bp6350/
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All genetically determined and comparing people is meaningless. I am super fit and in bike racing condition. My resting pulse is in the low 50's and always has been. My max pulse is in the high 180's and always has been. Always means over 20 years.
My best friend is always in shape as well and his resting pulse is low 40's. His max pulse is in the mid 150's.
I used to race with a guy who had a resting pulse in the high 20's and a max pulse in the 190's. He and I did equally well in races.
Point is the only comparison you should do is against yourself - at different levels of fitness or sickness.
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Yeah beta blockers are great, they make you cool as a cucumber.
they're banned as performance enhancing drugs for this reason, there was widespread use in 8 ball snooker etc to stop adrenaline on big shots.
I've written about it before, but I read some interesting things about beta-blockers and PTSD. If you take a beta-blocker fairly immediately after a traumatic event they may block traumatic events from "setting" in your memory. This could be used on soldiers in combat situations etc, but it raised some ethical concerns wrt to soldiers sort of becoming killing machines who pay no price for it.
Anyone here really up on training for cardio fitness? I've never read up on it and I'm sure there would be a lot to wade through. What I'm wondering is what kind of intensity, duration and frequency is required for improving your cardio? How quickly do you get results? What I have seen is mentions on how it needs to be done at a certain intensity to get something out of it.
I did see some science program that said a certain percentage of people get no improvements from any cardio regimen. The host of the show was told he belonged to this group after a genetic test and was told he would likely not improve his cardio parameters through training :D
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Your numbers may not be as bad as you think.
A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute.
Generally, a lower heart rate at rest implies more efficient heart function and better cardiovascular fitness. For example, a well-trained athlete might have a normal resting heart rate closer to 40 beats per minute.
What Should Blood Pressure be According to Age?
Age Women Men
18 120/80 120/80
19-24 120/79 120/79
25-29 120/80 121/80
30-35 122/81 123/82
36-39 123/82 124/83
40-45 124/83 125/83
46-49 126/84 127/84
50-55 129/85 128/85
56-59 130/86 131/87
60+ 134/84 135/88
Regarding BP I read an article on lef.org saying older people actually need higher BP. Their old organs don't diffuse with blood as well so you may need higher pressure. They found a long time ago that agressively treating them for high BP actually killed them off.
The guidelines for BP in the US have come down though. BP should be below about 120/80 whereas here in Europe normal is still a bit higher.
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So my woman downloaded this app that measures resting heart rate and we tested it for fun. Hers was around 38 and mine was 65...
Which is higher than average and definately not "athlete territory". They say your heart has a limited amount of beats in a lifetime. Like a car engine mileage. :-\ Maybe it's time to up the cardio.
What's yours?
At an average of 80 beats per minute, most of us will manage less than four billion beats in our lives. But you don’t die because you run out of heartbeats – you run out of heartbeats because you die.
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My resting heart rate is low after i masturbate which i do often (so i will live longer) ;D
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Typically get big lot of massive guys with endurance athletes heart rates.lol You cannot have both size and low HR well not with age. Only on Getbig. On TRT I'm sub 60 on it I'm 8 to 10lbs heavier and around 7 beats a minute higher. Im almost 50 as well. BP Typically 120 over 80 all day everyday.
Some of the HR rates quoted here are inline with the boxers at my gym and I'm talking middleweights and under, No way someones sitting mid 40s with muscular bodyweight, its just what happens even football players resting HRS are higher its just what happens with bodyweight and muscle the heart needs to work harder to support the mass.
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I'm on metoprolol, been on it since 2018. At night HR may drop to 70, still high. The adrenaline blocking effect is interesting, in high stress situations you don't get worked up physically, even mentally it seems to block certain stress.
I too am on Metoprolol. -Been on it much longer than you have. My pulse runs between 60 and 75. Didn't measure it prior to taking Metoprolol, so I don't know how much it has lowered it.
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So my woman downloaded this app that measures resting heart rate and we tested it for fun. Hers was around 38 and mine was 65...
Which is higher than average and definately not "athlete territory". They say your heart has a limited amount of beats in a lifetime. Like a car engine mileage. :-\ Maybe it's time to up the cardio.
What's yours?
I'm starting to believe this might be true.
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My resting heart rate is low after i masturbate which i do often (so i will live longer) ;D
Must be hitting your target heart rate then LOL. Cardio activity - GetBig style ;D
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I've written about it before, but I read some interesting things about beta-blockers and PTSD. If you take a beta-blocker fairly immediately after a traumatic event they may block traumatic events from "setting" in your memory. This could be used on soldiers in combat situations etc, but it raised some ethical concerns wrt to soldiers sort of becoming killing machines who pay no price for it.
Anyone here really up on training for cardio fitness? I've never read up on it and I'm sure there would be a lot to wade through. What I'm wondering is what kind of intensity, duration and frequency is required for improving your cardio? How quickly do you get results? What I have seen is mentions on how it needs to be done at a certain intensity to get something out of it.
I did see some science program that said a certain percentage of people get no improvements from any cardio regimen. The host of the show was told he belonged to this group after a genetic test and was told he would likely not improve his cardio parameters through training :D
High intensity interval training is the go for the heart.
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All genetically determined and comparing people is meaningless. I am super fit and in bike racing condition. My resting pulse is in the low 50's and always has been. My max pulse is in the high 180's and always has been. Always means over 20 years.
My best friend is always in shape as well and his resting pulse is low 40's. His max pulse is in the mid 150's.
I used to race with a guy who had a resting pulse in the high 20's and a max pulse in the 190's. He and I did equally well in races.
Point is the only comparison you should do is against yourself - at different levels of fitness or sickness.
20's?
Wow!
Was this him?
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So my woman downloaded this app that measures resting heart rate and we tested it for fun. Hers was around 38 and mine was 65...
Which is higher than average and definately not "athlete territory". They say your heart has a limited amount of beats in a lifetime. Like a car engine mileage. :-\ Maybe it's time to up the cardio.
What's yours?
If you do lots of cardio you'll just use up more heartbeats.
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I've written about it before, but I read some interesting things about beta-blockers and PTSD. If you take a beta-blocker fairly immediately after a traumatic event they may block traumatic events from "setting" in your memory. This could be used on soldiers in combat situations etc, but it raised some ethical concerns wrt to soldiers sort of becoming killing machines who pay no price for it.
Anyone here really up on training for cardio fitness? I've never read up on it and I'm sure there would be a lot to wade through. What I'm wondering is what kind of intensity, duration and frequency is required for improving your cardio? How quickly do you get results? What I have seen is mentions on how it needs to be done at a certain intensity to get something out of it.
I did see some science program that said a certain percentage of people get no improvements from any cardio regimen. The host of the show was told he belonged to this group after a genetic test and was told he would likely not improve his cardio parameters through training :D
I'm not taking anything that makes me a beta.
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All genetically determined and comparing people is meaningless. I am super fit and in bike racing condition. My resting pulse is in the low 50's and always has been. My max pulse is in the high 180's and always has been. Always means over 20 years.
My best friend is always in shape as well and his resting pulse is low 40's. His max pulse is in the mid 150's.
I used to race with a guy who had a resting pulse in the high 20's and a max pulse in the 190's. He and I did equally well in races.
Point is the only comparison you should do is against yourself - at different levels of fitness or sickness.
you might have discovered one of the keys to longevity. three of the bodybuilders who got into competitive cycling are still alive. and two are pretty old. http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=613773.0
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Avoid plant oils that are high in omega6 like the plague.
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Avoid plant oils that are high in omega6 like the plague.
Why?
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Why?
In general ...
There's a lot more data out there once you start digging in the right direction. Remember the mainstream agenda pushing vegetable oils down our throats?
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Mine is around 55-60 in the morning, but throughout the day it's in the 70's. My HR does drop back to normal quickly after elevating above 140 or so, it's been like that as long as i can remember. The lowest i've seen mine was 48 and that was years ago after i lost a lot of weight and was doing intermittent fasting.
In college this guy had a resting heart rate in the low 30's, i remember the physician told him to eat more meat. The guy was about 155 pounds and 8-10% BF, could run 10 miles like it was nothing.
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Mine is around 55-60 in the morning, but throughout the day it's in the 70's. My HR does drop back to normal quickly after elevating above 140 or so, it's been like that as long as i can remember. The lowest i've seen mine was 48 and that was years ago after i lost a lot of weight and was doing intermittent fasting.
In college this guy had a resting heart rate in the low 30's, i remember the physician told him to eat more meat. The guy was about 155 pounds and 8-10% BF, could run 10 miles like it was nothing.
Running lowers it by about 10 beats a minute. Without the running I’d be about 54.
That said, it’s mostly genetic. My father never worked out a day in his life, did shots of whiskey every night. Then he had his blood pressure taken when he was in his 60s and it came up 110/70.
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Running lowers it by about 10 beats a minute. Without the running I’d be about 54.
That said, it’s mostly genetic. My father never worked out a day in his life, did shots of whiskey every night. Then he had his blood pressure taken when he was in his 60s and it came up 110/70.
I agree it's more genetics too, my dad's elder family all lived into their 90's and the uncles have good health even though most of them smoke or drink. My brother smokes two packs a day and drink 6-8 beers every night, has been for over 15 years. He has almost perfect everything when it comes to health, just needs to lose a little weight. Both my parents are late 60's, neither take any medications for health. I'm hoping this translates over to me as i get older. So far, so good.
If i get 1 pound over 220, my blood pressure shoots up to like 180/90. It's insane, but if i get down around 205 it's good at 130/60 or so. I did intermittent fasting and got down to 192 pounds and so lean it was messing with my blood pressure. I was getting light headed sometimes, thought it was sugar. My blood pressure was 110/40. I gained back 10 pounds and felt great.
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I agree it's more genetics too, my dad's elder family all lived into their 90's and the uncles have good health even though most of them smoke or drink. My brother smokes two packs a day and drink 6-8 beers every night, has been for over 15 years. He has almost perfect everything when it comes to health, just needs to lose a little weight. Both my parents are late 60's, neither take any medications for health. I'm hoping this translates over to me as i get older. So far, so good.
If i get 1 pound over 220, my blood pressure shoots up to like 180/90. It's insane, but if i get down around 205 it's good at 130/60 or so. I did intermittent fasting and got down to 192 pounds and so lean it was messing with my blood pressure. I was getting light headed sometimes, thought it was sugar. My blood pressure was 110/40. I gained back 10 pounds and felt great.
Having a blood pressure monitor and scale for weight at home makes it easy to keep track of everything. Most people go long periods of time without BP testing and weight monitoring and this is why they get in trouble.
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you might have discovered one of the keys to longevity. three of the bodybuilders who got into competitive cycling are still alive. and two are pretty old. http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=613773.0
Cool - thanks for linking that! I started competing at 14 and never stopped. In that time I have seen guys competing at the national level in their 80's! Cycling is easy on your joints so you tend to keep doing it. I add in weight training to strengthen the bones and balance the upper body.
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Having a blood pressure monitor and scale for weight at home makes it easy to keep track of everything. Most people go long periods of time without BP testing and weight monitoring and this is why they get in trouble.
Agreed. I measure my BP using an Omron monitor every few days. Normally it's 120/80 but a year ago it was hitting the high 140's and I was starting to get a fever. Turned out I had a kidney stone shutting off my left kidney. Long story short- I needed the stone removed via laser. BP immediately dropped back to 120/80 after.
BTW the reason for the stone was traced to my keto diet! The uric acid levels had skyrocketed in my urine because of it. No more keto for me, and no more stone problems.
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Cool - thanks for linking that! I started competing at 14 and never stopped. In that time I have seen guys competing at the national level in their 80's! Cycling is easy on your joints so you tend to keep doing it. I add in weight training to strengthen the bones and balance the upper body.
I remember you saying about the cycling. did you ever get to meet Marty Nothstein when you were in the area ?
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I remember you saying about the cycling. did you ever get to meet Marty Nothstein when you were in the area ?
I raced in a road event and Marty was there. He was a monster!!
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Agreed. I measure my BP using an Omron monitor every few days. Normally it's 120/80 but a year ago it was hitting the high 140's and I was starting to get a fever. Turned out I had a kidney stone shutting off my left kidney. Long story short- I needed the stone removed via laser. BP immediately dropped back to 120/80 after.
BTW the reason for the stone was traced to my keto diet! The uric acid levels had skyrocketed in my urine because of it. No more keto for me, and no more stone problems.
Extreme diets always have their downfalls.
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Extreme diets always have their downfalls.
True that!
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Agreed. I measure my BP using an Omron monitor every few days. Normally it's 120/80 but a year ago it was hitting the high 140's and I was starting to get a fever. Turned out I had a kidney stone shutting off my left kidney. Long story short- I needed the stone removed via laser. BP immediately dropped back to 120/80 after.
BTW the reason for the stone was traced to my keto diet! The uric acid levels had skyrocketed in my urine because of it. No more keto for me, and no more stone problems.
Lucky you didn't pass the stone. I've heard that for a male passing a kidney stone is excruciatingly painful.
My Omron wrist BP monitor gives me readings which are all over the place. Some days my BP is very low and other times it is stage I or stage II hypertension. On the monitor I use, 120/80 is the highest as you can go before it is shown on the monitor as Stage I hypertension.
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Avoid plant oils that are high in omega6 like the plague.
Never thought that much about it but it seems I'm way abundant in omega-6 compared to omega-3 in my diet. Makes sense becuase some things that are mass produced like almonds and peanuts we would never be able to collect that much of it as hunters and gatherers. Will make some adjustments for that thanks.
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Mine varies between 52-55, as measured by heart ultrasound in late August of 2019.
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Never thought that much about it but it seems I'm way abundant in omega-6 compared to omega-3 in my diet. Makes sense becuase some things that are mass produced like almonds and peanuts we would never be able to collect that much of it as hunters and gatherers. Will make some adjustments for that thanks.
Np mate,
some additional things to consider as well regarding meat. Pork and poultry are also high in omega6 (if they are mostly fed grains and soy) compared to beef and other ruminants on the same diet. Pork and poultry can accumulate way more omega6 in their body compared to ruminants.
The best is to consume meat and organs from animals that are fed their natural diet( like grass fed beef, free range chickens etc) but if you have no other choice always go for beef and cut back on poultry and fat.